March 21, 2010

'marketing' Tag Index

Virgin Mobile Fined for Spam Prevention Mishap

The company sent spam to Australian subscribers who had opted out of receiving promotions.
Tags: marketing, media, spam, mobile, review

Symantec Offers Security Through Amazon's Cloud

Symantec is now offering endpoint security and storage foundation apps through Amazon's cloud.
Tags: marketing, Storage, Enterprise, on-demand, partner

Stolen Laptop Reveals Medical Records

Hospital officials concede that a stolen laptop potentially revealed more than 33,000 patients' medical data.
Tags: privacy, marketing, security, IT, data

McAfee Launches Mac Endpoint Protection

The software includes antivirus and antispyware protection as well as a system firewall.
Tags: Leopard, OS X, marketing, Mac, Enterprise

Users: Device Authentication Better than Passwords

A new study indicates that most users would prefer to have their devices authenticated rather than deal with the complications of passwords.
Tags: privacy, marketing, social networking, authentication

Norton Internet Security 2010: 'Reputation Tech'

The security firm's newest release will use the "reputation" of files to help protect against threats.
Tags: search, Microsoft, browsers, marketing, Symantec

New Viruses Target Craigslist, AutoCAD

A common ploy uses spam promising a good deal on an automobile.
Tags: marketing, consumer, malware, security

Cyber War Could Wreak Worldwide Havoc

The level of contagion from a global cyber war could be impossible to control, experts say.
Tags: policy, e-Mail, marketing, cyberattack, cybersecurity

LexisNexis Hack Might be Mafia Work

Prosecutors allege that an employee worked in concert with the Bonanno crime family.
Tags: privacy, e-Mail, marketing, consumer, hacks

Report: Companies Still Struggling with Privacy

Privacy in IT tends to be woefully underfunded, according a study by research firm Gartner.
Tags: Congress, privacy, marketing, security

IT Security Lessons from RAF Data Loss

A missing hard drive with sensitive data, lost by the RAF, provides larger lessons for IT security pros.
Tags: e-Mail, marketing, authentication, security, management

Facebook Combats Phishing Scam

For the second time, Facebook had to protect against attempts to get users' personal information.
Tags: Facebook, e-Mail, marketing, social networking, malware

Phishers Getting More Cunning

McColo is offline, yet phishers are finding a way to continue to score victories.
Tags: Google, Microsoft, e-Mail, marketing, phishing

Netbooks: a Security Risk?

The proliferation of low-end netbook may pose a new threat to the cybersecurity of users.
Tags: marketing, security, virus, security, netbooks

Spammers Love Valentine's Day

Given that love is blind, spammers get all tingling as Valentine's Day approaches.
Tags: Google, marketing, social networking, spam, botnet

Security Players Take Aim at Anonymous Proxies

What your users are hiding could hurt your network.
Tags: policy, marketing, SaaS, security, networking

Spammers Leverage Battle in Gaza, CNN

The bad guys are becoming even more sophisticated in their attacks.
Tags: marketing, security, international, media, support

Verizon's Cybersquatter Based in China

Sure, the telecommunications giant won a huge court judgment, but can it enforce the court ruling?
Tags: Verizon, policy, ICANN, marketing, telecommunications

False Intrusion Alerts Cost Time, Money

Making sure IT gets alerted only when there really is a problem is important.
Tags: VMWare, Microsoft, Linux, Oracle, marketing

Warning, Your Antivirus Software May be Leaky

If you think you're protected because you have antivirus applications installed, think again.
Tags: marketing, malware, security, software, management

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